Underneath the Arches
The Afterlife of a Railway Viaduct
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23638844 |
|---|---|
| Authors | EMMA DWYER (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Pages | 351-364 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-31 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Crossing Paths or Sharing Tracks? (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Boydell and Brewer (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1515/9781846157103-031 |
| OpenAlex | W2733165208 |
| ISBN | 9781846157103 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The Great Eastern Railway Company's viaduct in East London was one of the earliest, and most substantial, railway structures in London, transporting huge quantities of goods and people entering and leaving central London. Rather than considering the official use of the viaduct, however, this chapter will focus on the unofficial, parallel uses of the spaces underneath the arches, long used as a sanctuary and shelter, a series of secluded places where independent businesses and illicit activities thrived.
Afterlife · Arch · Art · Forensic engineering · Literature · Structural engineering · Architecture, Modernity, and Design · Engineering · Geology · History
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |